Remaking government to live within its means, just as its citizens do
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- Lowering taxes
- Restricting debt to absolute necessities
- Examining every expense for effective use of taxpayer dollars
- Increasing accountability for SPLOST programs
- Making sure that employees are rewarded and respected appropriately for their contributions to the County in terms of salaries and benefits
- Developing employee input for improvement of government services and an open door policy for all employees
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Creating a transparent, responsive government
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- Re-structuring the Commission to promote a team mentality of shared leadership among Commissioners and reducing Chair's salary to be proportional
- Welcoming citizens' input
- Building a cooperative relationship between the Board of Education and Commission to continue the improvement of our schools to plan for growth together to benefit everyone by maximizing County resources to leverage buying power of County and BoE for purchasing supplies and equipment to strengthen understanding of perspectives, needs, and problems of both
- Governing with the CITIZENS and their preferences in mind
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Encouraging new businesses to balance residential development
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- Building infrastructure to meet positive, gradual growth
- Protecting citizen interests in adequate, clean water
- Working with surrounding counties to enhance economic, regional, tourism, and other resources for the benefit of all
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